Lords Committee to hear evidence on Private Finance Projects
15 December 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee will hear from Government Departments and Public Sector trade unions from 3.35 pm as part of its inquiry into Private Finance Projects and off-balance sheet debt
- Video and Audio: Private Finance Projects evidence session
- Call for Evidence: Private Finance Projects and off-balance sheet debt
- House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee
The two evidence sessions will focus on the pros and cons of PFI and its impact on departmental innovation.
In the first session, the Committee will receive evidence from:
- Department for Children, Schools and Families - Peter Houten, Director for Schools
- Department of Health – Peter Coates CBE, Director of Capital and Investments
- Department for Transport – Kate Mingay, Corporate Finance Director
- Ministry of Defence – Jon Thompson, Director General Finance
In the second session, the Committee will hear from:
- Unison – Margie Jaffe, Policy Officer
- British Medical Association – Mark Porter, Chair of Consultants Committee
The Committee will hear from the Departments at 3.35pm and from the Unions at 4.30pm.